apple_podcasts_show_episodes
Retrieve Apple Podcasts show episodes. Returns a show and its public Apple Podcasts episodes from Apple's iTunes Lookup API.
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What apple_podcasts_show_episodes does on Crawlora
AI agents call apple_podcasts_show_episodes to retrieve information from Crawlora without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | string | Yes | Apple Podcasts show ID |
lang | string | — | Result language tag |
limit | integer | — | Number of episodes to return |
country | string | — | Two-letter storefront country code |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why apple_podcasts_show_episodes is rated Low
Even though apple_podcasts_show_episodes only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.
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The rule that runs apple_podcasts_show_episodes safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Crawlora, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For apple_podcasts_show_episodes, this is the rule to start with:
apple_podcasts_show_episodes is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Crawlora, apply this rule, and every apple_podcasts_show_episodes call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about apple_podcasts_show_episodes
Retrieve Apple Podcasts show episodes. Returns a show and its public Apple Podcasts episodes from Apple's iTunes Lookup API. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Crawlora MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
apple_podcasts_show_episodes accepts 4 parameters: id, lang, limit, country. Required: id. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Crawlora MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for apple_podcasts_show_episodes: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Crawlora. Nothing to install.
apple_podcasts_show_episodes is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the apple_podcasts_show_episodes rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for apple_podcasts_show_episodes. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
apple_podcasts_show_episodes is provided by the Crawlora MCP server (crawlora-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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